EP1051275A4 - Reciprocating saw - Google Patents

Reciprocating saw

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Publication number
EP1051275A4
EP1051275A4 EP99951766A EP99951766A EP1051275A4 EP 1051275 A4 EP1051275 A4 EP 1051275A4 EP 99951766 A EP99951766 A EP 99951766A EP 99951766 A EP99951766 A EP 99951766A EP 1051275 A4 EP1051275 A4 EP 1051275A4
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Prior art keywords
spindle
motor
reciprocating
drive force
saw
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EP99951766A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1051275A1 (en
EP1051275B1 (en
Inventor
Dragomir C Marinkovich
Roger Dean Neitzell
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Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp
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Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp
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Priority to EP20040077805 priority Critical patent/EP1502687B1/en
Priority to EP20040077804 priority patent/EP1502686B1/en
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Publication of EP1051275A4 publication Critical patent/EP1051275A4/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23D—PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23D51/00—Sawing machines or sawing devices working with straight blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts; Carrying or attaching means for tools, covered by this subclass, which are connected to a carrier at both ends
    • B23D51/16—Sawing machines or sawing devices working with straight blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts; Carrying or attaching means for tools, covered by this subclass, which are connected to a carrier at both ends of drives or feed mechanisms for straight tools, e.g. saw blades, or bows
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/18—Mechanical movements
    • Y10T74/18056—Rotary to or from reciprocating or oscillating
    • Y10T74/18296—Cam and slide
    • Y10T74/18304—Axial cam
    • Y10T74/18312—Grooved
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T83/00—Cutting
    • Y10T83/929—Tool or tool with support
    • Y10T83/9457—Joint or connection
    • Y10T83/9473—For rectilinearly reciprocating tool
    • Y10T83/9481—Tool is single element reciprocable along elongate cutting edge [e.g., saw blade, etc.]

Abstract

A reciprocating saw (10) including a housing (12), a spindle (14) mounted for reciprocation relative to the housing and having a front end adapted to support a saw blade (18), the spindle being movable through a cutting stroke and a return stroke, a motor (20) for moving the spindle in a reciprocating fashion, and a reciprocating member (40, 50) interconnecting the motor with the spindle. The motor and the spindle define a drive force path from the motor to the spindle and passing through drive force bearing components of the reciprocating saw, and wherein at least part of the reciprocating member is in the drive force path. The reciprocating member is configured to counterbalance the spindle. A pivot body (50) interconnects the spindle with the motor. A shock absorber (66') is operatively positioned between the motor and the front end of the spindle, and is at least partially mounted within the spindle.
EP99951766A 1998-10-09 1999-10-05 Reciprocating saw Expired - Lifetime EP1051275B1 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP20040077805 EP1502687B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-05 Reciprocating saw
EP20040077804 EP1502686B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-05 Reciprocating saw

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US169509 1998-10-09
US09/169,509 US6212781B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1998-10-09 Reciprocating saw
PCT/US1999/023099 WO2000021707A1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-05 Reciprocating saw

Related Child Applications (4)

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EP20040077804 Division-Into EP1502686B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-05 Reciprocating saw
EP20040077804 Division EP1502686B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-05 Reciprocating saw
EP20040077805 Division EP1502687B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-05 Reciprocating saw
EP20040077805 Division-Into EP1502687B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-05 Reciprocating saw

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EP1051275A1 EP1051275A1 (en) 2000-11-15
EP1051275A4 true EP1051275A4 (en) 2002-05-15
EP1051275B1 EP1051275B1 (en) 2004-12-29

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EP20040077805 Expired - Lifetime EP1502687B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-05 Reciprocating saw
EP99951766A Expired - Lifetime EP1051275B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-05 Reciprocating saw
EP20040077804 Expired - Lifetime EP1502686B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-05 Reciprocating saw

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EP20040077804 Expired - Lifetime EP1502686B1 (en) 1998-10-09 1999-10-05 Reciprocating saw

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US (2) US6212781B1 (en)
EP (3) EP1502687B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE285865T1 (en)
DE (3) DE69935543T2 (en)
WO (1) WO2000021707A1 (en)

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WO2000021707A9 (en) 2000-10-05
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EP1051275A1 (en) 2000-11-15
WO2000021707A8 (en) 2000-08-17
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EP1502686B1 (en) 2007-03-14
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